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1	Pretentious.	I could barely watch this film. If you want to know Dylan, just listen to his records. No need to watch this film. Listen to his albums from early years and then the later ones as he evolves. Or read a bio of him. After seeing Don't Look Back and the Scorsese film, this movie is decidedly unnecessary. As useful as a remake of Psycho.Probably because I lived through those Dylan years from Newport and remember when he plugged in and how upset I was, that scene rang true. I recovered and became a fan.To learn about Dylan, read Baez's A Voice to Sing With and get her look at the real Dylan. He is/was pretentious or maybe the press made him pretentious. Doesn't matter. His music is what counts and skip the film and put on his music.	11	[ "I could barely watch this film.", "If you want to know Dylan, just listen to his records.", "No need to watch this film.", "Listen to his albums from early years and then the later ones as he evolves.", "Or read a bio of him.", "After seeing Don't Look Back and the Scorsese film, this movie is decidedly unnecessary.", "As useful as a remake of Psycho.Probably because I lived through those Dylan years from Newport and remember when he plugged in and how upset I was, that scene rang true.", "I recovered and became a fan.To learn about Dylan, read Baez's A Voice to Sing With and get her look at the real Dylan.", "He is/was pretentious or maybe the press made him pretentious.", "Doesn't matter.", "His music is what counts and skip the film and put on his music." ]
2	Hard to believe	I listened to this book on cassette. It was an amazing story, full of candor, by an american communist and soldier who abandoned the US to join the communist revolution. Honestly, I was apalled at how gullible this man was. His arrested once and spends six years in prison convincing himself that even if he did nothing wrong, it was patriotic of him to not complain. After his realease, he particiaptes in every 'fad' that comes along. Even the ones he disagrees with. He is a strong and vocal supporter of the cultural revolution until he becomes a victim of it. He speaks as if he was a high ranking member of the party, though he never seems to have any discretionary power. He never seems to notice that he is a forign 'dupe' used to give the regime respecabilty. Well written and well narrated with frigtening content. How this man earn a living in the US as an expert on a country he never seemed to understand is beyond me.	11	[ "I listened to this book on cassette.", "It was an amazing story, full of candor, by an american communist and soldier who abandoned the US to join the communist revolution.", "Honestly, I was apalled at how gullible this man was.", "His arrested once and spends six years in prison convincing himself that even if he did nothing wrong, it was patriotic of him to not complain.", "After his realease, he particiaptes in every 'fad' that comes along.", "Even the ones he disagrees with.", "He is a strong and vocal supporter of the cultural revolution until he becomes a victim of it.", "He speaks as if he was a high ranking member of the party, though he never seems to have any discretionary power.", "He never seems to notice that he is a forign 'dupe' used to give the regime respecabilty.", "Well written and well narrated with frigtening content.", "How this man earn a living in the US as an expert on a country he never seemed to understand is beyond me." ]
1	I do not recommand the Xincom XC-DPG502	I am using this router for about 2.5 years now. As a router it does the basics. Nothing else. I could not ever get it to do any load balancing. It never ever increased my bandwidth above one of the two DSL lines I have. The real-time statistics reports are far from accurate. When both DSL connections are turned on it locked other week. I installed the latest firmware release (2007) and had to go back to the previous one (2005). It seems that the latest release has even more issues. I ended up using only ONE DSL at a time. With one DSL connected it works well. I do not recommend this router. I don't know if there exists a better solution, though.	13	[ "I am using this router for about 2.5 years now.", "As a router it does the basics.", "Nothing else.", "I could not ever get it to do any load balancing.", "It never ever increased my bandwidth above one of the two DSL lines I have.", "The real-time statistics reports are far from accurate.", "When both DSL connections are turned on it locked other week.", "I installed the latest firmware release (2007) and had to go back to the previous one (2005).", "It seems that the latest release has even more issues.", "I ended up using only ONE DSL at a time.", "With one DSL connected it works well.", "I do not recommend this router.", "I don't know if there exists a better solution, though." ]
1	Jumping picture and weird sound	I ordered one of these through Amazon - it arrived quickly and I was really impressed. It looked great - but the picture didn't. When I walked around in the room (it's on a solid stand) the whole picture shaked. And when changing channels the tv made a nasty clunking noise. Clearly, a lemon. Called Amazon - they were terrific and replaced it. Second one arrived. Same problem. Another lemon? Or is there something not right with this TV? I'm going with the slim one now. I hear they're great and the picture stays where it's suppose to be.	12	[ "I ordered one of these through Amazon - it arrived quickly and I was really impressed.", "It looked great - but the picture didn't.", "When I walked around in the room (it's on a solid stand) the whole picture shaked.", "And when changing channels the tv made a nasty clunking noise.", "Clearly, a lemon.", "Called Amazon - they were terrific and replaced it.", "Second one arrived.", "Same problem.", "Another lemon?", "Or is there something not right with this TV?", "I'm going with the slim one now.", "I hear they're great and the picture stays where it's suppose to be." ]
1	Not Real!	This was a book club recommendation, which left me wanting to read a "real" book. I was not impressed with any of the stories. The first one left me stumped! I am still trying to understand what the author was trying to get across to his audience. What was the theme? As to the second story, I am waiting for the ending. How long will this man sit in the stairwell - I know it is fiction, but can we have a dose of reality here. The third story is typical E.Lynn Harris, one of my favorite authors. However, he lost some of his fervor in writing this story. It did not have the substance found in his other novels. The last story is simply the worst. It was tedious and painful to read. Too detailed, nothing left to the immagination, too many quotes from Bob Marley's songs, too much of everything.	13	[ "This was a book club recommendation, which left me wanting to read a \"real\" book.", "I was not impressed with any of the stories.", "The first one left me stumped!", "I am still trying to understand what the author was trying to get across to his audience.", "What was the theme?", "As to the second story, I am waiting for the ending.", "How long will this man sit in the stairwell - I know it is fiction, but can we have a dose of reality here.", "The third story is typical E.Lynn Harris, one of my favorite authors.", "However, he lost some of his fervor in writing this story.", "It did not have the substance found in his other novels.", "The last story is simply the worst.", "It was tedious and painful to read.", "Too detailed, nothing left to the immagination, too many quotes from Bob Marley's songs, too much of everything." ]
1	Dangerous!	I have a 3 1/2 year old son who LOVES to build things. He loves toys that move, and he loves toys that constantly change. When I saw this product, I thought for sure I had a jackpot winner. We had a Groupon, which brought the price down to $5. Had we paid any more than that, we would be a lot more unhappy than we are. $5 is even too much, I think.The cheap plastic green base is REALLY hard to put together. Tonight, my husband was attempting to snap the pieces together, and it sliced his thumb, and sliced another finger bad enough that he was bleeding pretty heavily. The connectors & pillars are also REALLY difficult to use. You have to push them really hard to get them on & then when you try to remove them, it's very difficult. Maybe an older child would be able to, but my toddler can't use this toy by himself.We've had this toy for under a week, and it's held his interest for maybe five minutes of playtime. Will be donating this to the Goodwill.	11	[ "I have a 3 1/2 year old son who LOVES to build things.", "He loves toys that move, and he loves toys that constantly change.", "When I saw this product, I thought for sure I had a jackpot winner.", "We had a Groupon, which brought the price down to $5.", "Had we paid any more than that, we would be a lot more unhappy than we are.", "$5 is even too much, I think.The cheap plastic green base is REALLY hard to put together.", "Tonight, my husband was attempting to snap the pieces together, and it sliced his thumb, and sliced another finger bad enough that he was bleeding pretty heavily.", "The connectors & pillars are also REALLY difficult to use.", "You have to push them really hard to get them on & then when you try to remove them, it's very difficult.", "Maybe an older child would be able to, but my toddler can't use this toy by himself.We've had this toy for under a week, and it's held his interest for maybe five minutes of playtime.", "Will be donating this to the Goodwill." ]
1	Fraud?	I'll get right to the point. I don't think Turow wrote this book. I was an avid fan from his fist book onward, eagerly waiting new releases, buying hard cover and paying hard cover prices. His style was unmatched. Reversible Errors is at best a clumsy effort. Some passages make no sense whatsoever. Perhaps Turrow has taken to drugs or lost his mind in some fashion. Or, he's desparate enough for money to put his name on the works of others. How could something like this happen? If I weren't such a long time fan I'd say nothing. Frankly, I'd like to hear his explanation.	11	[ "I'll get right to the point.", "I don't think Turow wrote this book.", "I was an avid fan from his fist book onward, eagerly waiting new releases, buying hard cover and paying hard cover prices.", "His style was unmatched.", "Reversible Errors is at best a clumsy effort.", "Some passages make no sense whatsoever.", "Perhaps Turrow has taken to drugs or lost his mind in some fashion.", "Or, he's desparate enough for money to put his name on the works of others.", "How could something like this happen?", "If I weren't such a long time fan I'd say nothing.", "Frankly, I'd like to hear his explanation." ]
2	Clan of the Cave Bear	This is a truly touching book, in which you follow the life of Ayla, a girl born to the "Others", who is found by Iza, the top medicine woman of the Clan( aka cave people). You explore the feelings of the characters. Auel has created a wormhole into the past. Each character is distinct in itself, and you have a story outline both dramatic and explicit. When Creb\ Mog-ur performs his ceremonies, you feel as if you are there. It's like watching a movie, only deeper. You explore the humiliation of Creb's deformaty, the stubborness of Broud, and the kindness and caring of Iza. When Ayla is discovered to be hunting against the Clan laws, you plead along with her against the death curse. This is a truly wonderfull book. There are some mature parts, so if you don't feel you can handle them, don't try. Once again, I strongly reccomend this book!	11	[ "This is a truly touching book, in which you follow the life of Ayla, a girl born to the \"Others\", who is found by Iza, the top medicine woman of the Clan( aka cave people).", "You explore the feelings of the characters.", "Auel has created a wormhole into the past.", "Each character is distinct in itself, and you have a story outline both dramatic and explicit.", "When Creb\\ Mog-ur performs his ceremonies, you feel as if you are there.", "It's like watching a movie, only deeper.", "You explore the humiliation of Creb's deformaty, the stubborness of Broud, and the kindness and caring of Iza.", "When Ayla is discovered to be hunting against the Clan laws, you plead along with her against the death curse.", "This is a truly wonderfull book.", "There are some mature parts, so if you don't feel you can handle them, don't try.", "Once again, I strongly reccomend this book!" ]
2	Must read for all horror fans	First let me say that I wanted to review the unabridged version and couldnt find it on Amazon. Bram Stoker's books was writtten in the late 1800's so some of the text my require a look into the dictionary. It is by no means unreadable. I think even a young teen would have no problem with it. I had to look a few words up but so what I expanded my vocabulary a bit. If your not sure just go to a book store and turn a few pages. If you like spooky stories about vampires and the like you'll enjoy this book. One thing I have to say is that I saw the movie first (the one with Gary Oldman titled same as the book) and I actually liked the movie more than the book. The movie puts a romantic twist to it that really works in the film. If you havent seen the movie read the book first. You may wind up liking the book more than the movie. You cant go wrong. It's a classice book that should be on your reading list.	13	[ "First let me say that I wanted to review the unabridged version and couldnt find it on Amazon.", "Bram Stoker's books was writtten in the late 1800's so some of the text my require a look into the dictionary.", "It is by no means unreadable.", "I think even a young teen would have no problem with it.", "I had to look a few words up but so what I expanded my vocabulary a bit.", "If your not sure just go to a book store and turn a few pages.", "If you like spooky stories about vampires and the like you'll enjoy this book.", "One thing I have to say is that I saw the movie first (the one with Gary Oldman titled same as the book) and I actually liked the movie more than the book.", "The movie puts a romantic twist to it that really works in the film.", "If you havent seen the movie read the book first.", "You may wind up liking the book more than the movie.", "You cant go wrong.", "It's a classice book that should be on your reading list." ]
1	Wrist slashing anthem	I heard of this band through a friend online. I gave it a shot, and I bought the album. I patiently endured the slow pain that was inflicted after the first track. But i repeatedly told myself, to give the album a chance. Now, by the second track, i thought it was going to get a bit better...and for a moment, it did. UNTILL THE LEAD SINGER OPENED HIS UGLY, FEMANINE, PAIN STAKING "MAKE YOU WANNA HANG YOURSELF" MOUTH.I cannot believe that amazon.com even allowed patrons to submit even ONE star to this band. Alternative use to be sung by men and/or women. Not shemales (with the exception of Ru-Paul, which fits nicely in the C&C category). This album now sits as a coaster on my coffee table. I hope that alternative becomes in no way influenced by any of what C&C have to offer. They need to get over their castration, rather than singing about it.	11	[ "I heard of this band through a friend online.", "I gave it a shot, and I bought the album.", "I patiently endured the slow pain that was inflicted after the first track.", "But i repeatedly told myself, to give the album a chance.", "Now, by the second track, i thought it was going to get a bit better...and for a moment, it did.", "UNTILL THE LEAD SINGER OPENED HIS UGLY, FEMANINE, PAIN STAKING \"MAKE YOU WANNA HANG YOURSELF\" MOUTH.I cannot believe that amazon.com even allowed patrons to submit even ONE star to this band.", "Alternative use to be sung by men and/or women.", "Not shemales (with the exception of Ru-Paul, which fits nicely in the C&C category).", "This album now sits as a coaster on my coffee table.", "I hope that alternative becomes in no way influenced by any of what C&C have to offer.", "They need to get over their castration, rather than singing about it." ]
1	cheap watch-in a bad way	I was going on a hiking trip and needed to buy a watch so I didn't need to wear my good one. I found this one on amazon and by the picture it looked really classic and modern and good. So a few days passed and the watch arrived. I opened the box and took out the watch. The bracelet part was a cheap plastic and the cover for the clock part was already cracked. I still decided to wear the watch on the trip. When I started to hike I noticed that the top glass part of the watch was broken and had fallen off. The clock hands had broken and I did not know the time. I can't believe I'm saying this but it was a waste of ten dollars plus one day shipping. I will never buy a cheap watch again. The watch lasted for two days.	11	[ "I was going on a hiking trip and needed to buy a watch so I didn't need to wear my good one.", "I found this one on amazon and by the picture it looked really classic and modern and good.", "So a few days passed and the watch arrived.", "I opened the box and took out the watch.", "The bracelet part was a cheap plastic and the cover for the clock part was already cracked.", "I still decided to wear the watch on the trip.", "When I started to hike I noticed that the top glass part of the watch was broken and had fallen off.", "The clock hands had broken and I did not know the time.", "I can't believe I'm saying this but it was a waste of ten dollars plus one day shipping.", "I will never buy a cheap watch again.", "The watch lasted for two days." ]
1	Good...but not that good	Ok, I ordered these because I am a college student looking for some privacy in what I listen to. Most of the time you hear your neighbor's music more than your own. I thought these would be the answer. However, they weren't. Don't get me wrong, these speakers were a very high quality, and the gave a nice sound. Until I turned the volume up. While not even blaring these things, the sound became fuzzy and very tinny. There was waaaayyy too much treble even at low volumes, and this added to the tinny nature of the headphones. I would be willing to live with this sub par performance, if it weren't for the [$$$] price tag!! I have [$$$] headphones for my discman that work better than these things. I would recommend shopping around, and making sure you are getting what you pay for. As for me, I'm going to get an extender cable for my discman ones, ...	12	[ "Ok, I ordered these because I am a college student looking for some privacy in what I listen to.", "Most of the time you hear your neighbor's music more than your own.", "I thought these would be the answer.", "However, they weren't.", "Don't get me wrong, these speakers were a very high quality, and the gave a nice sound.", "Until I turned the volume up.", "While not even blaring these things, the sound became fuzzy and very tinny.", "There was waaaayyy too much treble even at low volumes, and this added to the tinny nature of the headphones.", "I would be willing to live with this sub par performance, if it weren't for the [$$$] price tag!!", "I have [$$$] headphones for my discman that work better than these things.", "I would recommend shopping around, and making sure you are getting what you pay for.", "As for me, I'm going to get an extender cable for my discman ones, ..." ]
1	Poor Film - Very Flat	This is just about as flat a film as you could make. The premise was the old mistaken identity one - a regular cowpoke is mistaken for a violent killer. Given a quality director and a MUCH better script something might have been made of this. Frankly the actors appear to be standing around waiting for someone to tell them what to do next. The Annie get your gun stuff trotted out at the finish seems not so much perdictable, as convenient. Very disappointing.Loretta Young deserves far better on DVD - despite all the problems and the B budget look of the picture she's an A star, at times, ravishing with a Kelly LeBrock sultriness to her eyes. (Of course Young could also act.)When will those perverse Gods in the film industry release some of her best films - such as The Farmer's Daughter? I mean she did win the Academy Award - how hard can it be to sell it? Why issue the bad and not the good? This sort of bungled mess does no ones reputation any good.	11	[ "This is just about as flat a film as you could make.", "The premise was the old mistaken identity one - a regular cowpoke is mistaken for a violent killer.", "Given a quality director and a MUCH better script something might have been made of this.", "Frankly the actors appear to be standing around waiting for someone to tell them what to do next.", "The Annie get your gun stuff trotted out at the finish seems not so much perdictable, as convenient.", "Very disappointing.Loretta Young deserves far better on DVD - despite all the problems and the B budget look of the picture she's an A star, at times, ravishing with a Kelly LeBrock sultriness to her eyes.", "(Of course Young could also act.)When will those perverse Gods in the film industry release some of her best films - such as The Farmer's Daughter?", "I mean she did win the Academy Award - how hard can it be to sell it?", "Why issue the bad and not the good?", "This sort of bungled mess does no ones reputation any good." ]
2	FUNNIEST MOVIE OF THE CENTURY	OKAY THIS IS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE. MY FRIENDS AND I ALL AGREE, THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO FUNNY! @ LUNCH, I SAY LINES FROM THE MOVIES LIKE- YOU KNOW I DONT REALLY RECALL AND MY FRIENDS ARE LIKE ? IM LIKE ITS FROM DUMB AND DUMBER...... I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE SCENE WHEN HARRY DUNN AND Lloyd CHRISTMAS ARE IN THE "SHAGONWAGON" AND WELL. U READ IT:"HEY I THOUGHT WE SAID WE COULDNT SPEND ANY MONEY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ASPEN." "OH NO THIS IS SOME EXTRA CASH I JUST MADE BEFORE WE LEFT." "OH HOW DID U MAKE IT?" "OH YOU KNOW I SOLD SOME STUFF TO BILLY AN FORSY." "THE BLIND KID? "WHAT'D U SELL HIM LLYOD?" "STUFF." "WHAT KIND OF STUFF?" "OH YA KNOW, A SACK OF MARBLES, SOME BASEBALL CARDS, {COUGH} PETEY." "WHAT? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? LLYOD, HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE A HEAD! "DONT WORRY HARRY, I TOOK CARE OF IT."BUY THIS VIDEO OR RENT IT. YOU WONT REGRET IT.	20	[ "OKAY THIS IS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE.", "MY FRIENDS AND I ALL AGREE, THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!", "@ LUNCH, I SAY LINES FROM THE MOVIES LIKE- YOU KNOW I DONT REALLY RECALL AND MY FRIENDS ARE LIKE?", "IM LIKE ITS FROM DUMB AND DUMBER...... I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE SCENE WHEN HARRY DUNN AND Lloyd CHRISTMAS ARE IN THE \"SHAGONWAGON\" AND WELL.", "U READ IT:\"HEY I THOUGHT WE SAID WE COULDNT SPEND ANY MONEY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ASPEN.\" \"OH NO THIS IS SOME EXTRA CASH I JUST MADE BEFORE WE LEFT.\" \"OH HOW DID U MAKE IT?", "\" \"OH YOU KNOW I SOLD SOME STUFF TO BILLY AN FORSY.\" \"THE BLIND KID?", "\"WHAT'D U SELL HIM LLYOD?", "\" \"STUFF.\" \"WHAT KIND OF STUFF?", "\" \"OH YA KNOW, A SACK OF MARBLES, SOME BASEBALL CARDS, {COUGH} PETEY.\" \"WHAT?", "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?", "LLYOD, HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE A HEAD!", "\"DONT WORRY HARRY, I TOOK CARE OF IT.\"BUY THIS VIDEO OR RENT IT.", "YOU WONT REGRET IT." ]
1	Whine me a river	This cd was one continuous song...the same song...forever...and ever. I thought this girl would be right up my ally, with her edgy rockabilly look. I was mistaken. It's very whiney. It drove me nuts. I'm surprised I made it through the whole cd. It's in the trash now. It's not even worth re-selling. I would feel bad for providing this cd for someone else. I'm not normally this negative, but I can't give this cd a bad enough review. It was truly awful.	11	[ "This cd was one continuous song...the same song...forever...and ever.", "I thought this girl would be right up my ally, with her edgy rockabilly look.", "I was mistaken.", "It's very whiney.", "It drove me nuts.", "I'm surprised I made it through the whole cd.", "It's in the trash now.", "It's not even worth re-selling.", "I would feel bad for providing this cd for someone else.", "I'm not normally this negative, but I can't give this cd a bad enough review.", "It was truly awful." ]
2	Great for Mac	Works great with my 2007 Macbook Pro. I needed a compatibility cord though, which came with my computer when I bought it. You would need that cord for any product of this type though. If you have a Mac, make sure you go to "System Preferences," then "displays." When the computer is plugged into the TV, a third option will appear (other than "display" and "color") . . select that and click "mirror images." That's the only way you'll get your screen to appear on the TV. That's a Mac thing though, not anything to do with the cord. Just wanted to give a heads up to anybody with a Mac, because it took me a while to figure out! Also, these types of cords only transmit video and not audio, so if you are planning on watching movies, be sure to buy separate speakers!	11	[ "Works great with my 2007 Macbook Pro.", "I needed a compatibility cord though, which came with my computer when I bought it.", "You would need that cord for any product of this type though.", "If you have a Mac, make sure you go to \"System Preferences,\" then \"displays.\" When the computer is plugged into the TV, a third option will appear (other than \"display\" and \"color\").", ".", "select that and click \"mirror images.\" That's the only way you'll get your screen to appear on the TV.", "That's a Mac thing though, not anything to do with the cord.", "Just wanted to give a heads up to anybody with a Mac, because it took me a while to figure out!", "Also, these types of cords only transmit video and not audio, so if you are planning on watching movies, be sure to buy separate speakers!" ]
2	Peace of Mind	This little gizmo has finally given me peace of mind. I don't know how I got along without it. There is a place for everything so you never have to worry about missing a birthday, appointment, or losing a address or phone number. I never thought of myself as a busy person being a stay at home mom, until I started plugging in all the appointments for my kids, scrapbook meetings to attend, volunteer opportunities and birthday cards to make and mail. My life it crazy! But the Palm Z22 gave order to chaos. I would recommend purchasing the SplashShopper and SplashMoney software also. (through www.palm.com). The shopper makes the largest shopping trips a breeze and Splashmoney keeps your spending in check. The Palm Z22 was very easy to start using, and the battery life is excellent. This is a great starter pilot and it is priced right.	11	[ "This little gizmo has finally given me peace of mind.", "I don't know how I got along without it.", "There is a place for everything so you never have to worry about missing a birthday, appointment, or losing a address or phone number.", "I never thought of myself as a busy person being a stay at home mom, until I started plugging in all the appointments for my kids, scrapbook meetings to attend, volunteer opportunities and birthday cards to make and mail.", "My life it crazy!", "But the Palm Z22 gave order to chaos.", "I would recommend purchasing the SplashShopper and SplashMoney software also.", "(through www.palm.com).", "The shopper makes the largest shopping trips a breeze and Splashmoney keeps your spending in check.", "The Palm Z22 was very easy to start using, and the battery life is excellent.", "This is a great starter pilot and it is priced right." ]
2	Beowulf Parallels	I really enjoyed reading Eaters of the Dead, although I cannot belive how close it is to the Beowulf story. As mentioned above, there are incredible parallels. One not mentioned above is that both Buliwyf and Beowulf's fathers are named Higlac, if I'm not mistaken. And both, I believe, are set in or near Denmark. ("There's something rotten in Denmark", to misquote Shakespeare.) What is the story here? Is this ancient manuscript of Ibn Fadlan real, or is Crichton, (an author whom I greatly admire, BTW,) ripping off the old Beowulf legend, whether consciously or subconsciously? To carry the parallel even further, the hairy, man-like monsters Crichton/Fadlan describes are very similar to how John Gardner described Grendel in the book of the same name (Grendel.) I'm curious and intrigued. Any thoughts? snowfur@earthling.net	11	[ "I really enjoyed reading Eaters of the Dead, although I cannot belive how close it is to the Beowulf story.", "As mentioned above, there are incredible parallels.", "One not mentioned above is that both Buliwyf and Beowulf's fathers are named Higlac, if I'm not mistaken.", "And both, I believe, are set in or near Denmark.", "(\"There's something rotten in Denmark\", to misquote Shakespeare.) What is the story here?", "Is this ancient manuscript of Ibn Fadlan real, or is Crichton, (an author whom I greatly admire, BTW,) ripping off the old Beowulf legend, whether consciously or subconsciously?", "To carry the parallel even further, the hairy, man-like monsters Crichton/Fadlan describes are very similar to how John Gardner described Grendel in the book of the same name (Grendel.) I'm curious and intrigued.", "Any thoughts?", "snowfur@earthling.net" ]
2	Love Don Knotts!	This is a really wonderful movie. It takes me back to the sixties when I was a small child. Don Knotts is wonderful in this movie. His comedic flair and talent really comes through. My 21 year old son watched with me and thought it was great. He had never seen it before. He loves Don Knotts also. The only problem was that the disc skipped a couple of times, but when I took it out and cleaned it up, it stopped skipping. I recommend this movie to everyone. It is a fun movie to watch with family. Carol	11	[ "This is a really wonderful movie.", "It takes me back to the sixties when I was a small child.", "Don Knotts is wonderful in this movie.", "His comedic flair and talent really comes through.", "My 21 year old son watched with me and thought it was great.", "He had never seen it before.", "He loves Don Knotts also.", "The only problem was that the disc skipped a couple of times, but when I took it out and cleaned it up, it stopped skipping.", "I recommend this movie to everyone.", "It is a fun movie to watch with family.", "Carol" ]
1	Lacuna Lacking :(	I'm a HUGE Lacuna Coil fan - HUGE. I was so excited at the prospect of a Lacuna Coil Dvd that I immediately bought it when it came out. Sadly this dvd completely disappoints. First of all the quality is pretty bad for a professional dvd - that in itself ruined the dvd for me. Second, there is not enough NON-concert footage...the footage from when they were in Japan SUCKED...they kept repeating the same boring images over and over. I've seen some pictures from Cristina's myspace about their time in Japan and it seemed more interesting then what this dvd portrayed. It would have been nice to see a "home video" of sorts with Lacuna Coil exploring Japan. Oh well. Honestly the only thing I did like about this dvd were the included music videos. There should be a "do-over" dvd made because this one failed. PS. Fans would have loved to see some older stuff too - especially older performances.	12	[ "I'm a HUGE Lacuna Coil fan - HUGE.", "I was so excited at the prospect of a Lacuna Coil Dvd that I immediately bought it when it came out.", "Sadly this dvd completely disappoints.", "First of all the quality is pretty bad for a professional dvd - that in itself ruined the dvd for me.", "Second, there is not enough NON-concert footage...the footage from when they were in Japan SUCKED...they kept repeating the same boring images over and over.", "I've seen some pictures from Cristina's myspace about their time in Japan and it seemed more interesting then what this dvd portrayed.", "It would have been nice to see a \"home video\" of sorts with Lacuna Coil exploring Japan.", "Oh well.", "Honestly the only thing I did like about this dvd were the included music videos.", "There should be a \"do-over\" dvd made because this one failed.", "PS.", "Fans would have loved to see some older stuff too - especially older performances." ]
2	Drop the needle anywhere on this collection , it still spells restless genius	This is still affordable as of 5/11/2011 . I don't know why (it is still affordable(?) , but i'm certainly glad to have a copy . I purchased a few Gismonti discs over the years . This is an excellent introduction . MIA (save two tracks) is Mr. Gismonti's equally remarkable piano work . Only so much space on a single disc after all . I'll never forget the first time i heard recordings such as DANCA DOS ESCRAVOS for solo guitars or SOL DO MEIO DIA with Ralph Towner , Collin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos (among other Gismonti discs) . You don't forget and try not to remit recordings such as those . The same holds true here . Awesome and deeply moving music .	11	[ "This is still affordable as of 5/11/2011.", "I don't know why (it is still affordable(?", ") , but i'm certainly glad to have a copy.", "I purchased a few Gismonti discs over the years.", "This is an excellent introduction.", "MIA (save two tracks) is Mr.", "Gismonti's equally remarkable piano work.", "Only so much space on a single disc after all.", "I'll never forget the first time i heard recordings such as DANCA DOS ESCRAVOS for solo guitars or SOL DO MEIO DIA with Ralph Towner , Collin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos (among other Gismonti discs).", "You don't forget and try not to remit recordings such as those.", "The same holds true here.", "Awesome and deeply moving music ." ]
1	1 STAR ? I'D GIVE IT A -10 IF I COULD!	A few months ago, I saw a red coffeemaker and from Kitchenaid, so I was thrilled. Took it home. The digital display had a glitch.Returned it to the store for another. Got the new one home. Great! Made some coffee and half was on the counter. Tried several times using both the paper and basket supplied. Happened both ways. Called the 800 #. They told me they were aware of the problem and would send me a replacement lid. Obviously, the trouble was in the cut out accepting the coffee. New lis arrives. Surprise! It's a totally different red than the rest of it. Brought the coffemaker back, got a refund.I am VERY displeased with Kitchenaid for not recalling these units. Sounds like a lot of people got burned.	16	[ "A few months ago, I saw a red coffeemaker and from Kitchenaid, so I was thrilled.", "Took it home.", "The digital display had a glitch.Returned it to the store for another.", "Got the new one home.", "Great!", "Made some coffee and half was on the counter.", "Tried several times using both the paper and basket supplied.", "Happened both ways.", "Called the 800 #.", "They told me they were aware of the problem and would send me a replacement lid.", "Obviously, the trouble was in the cut out accepting the coffee.", "New lis arrives.", "Surprise!", "It's a totally different red than the rest of it.", "Brought the coffemaker back, got a refund.I am VERY displeased with Kitchenaid for not recalling these units.", "Sounds like a lot of people got burned." ]
1	Portable Evaporative Air Cooler	Possibly I got a bum product - but I was so disappointed with this purchase - after setting it up.The product - unbeknownst to me - was badly cracked underneath by one of the wheels. It looked so beautiful when brought out of the box. I promptly filled it up with water and ice as mentioned in the directions. After a short time - I wound up seeing a flooded carpet. My neighbor's husband assisted placing it - very carefully - right side up into the tub to drain. Then he went to get the carpet shampooer to vacuum up all of the water. WHAT A MESS! Thankfully I have great neighbors and friends!The crack was huge - possibly it cracked with shipping - but I think it was packaged that way. Hard to tell. I packed it - once dried out - and shipped it back. I decided to buy a ceiling fan for the bedroom instead - and replace the AC in the living room - which - fortunately - cools the remaining rooms sufficiently.	11	[ "Possibly I got a bum product - but I was so disappointed with this purchase - after setting it up.The product - unbeknownst to me - was badly cracked underneath by one of the wheels.", "It looked so beautiful when brought out of the box.", "I promptly filled it up with water and ice as mentioned in the directions.", "After a short time - I wound up seeing a flooded carpet.", "My neighbor's husband assisted placing it - very carefully - right side up into the tub to drain.", "Then he went to get the carpet shampooer to vacuum up all of the water.", "WHAT A MESS!", "Thankfully I have great neighbors and friends!", "The crack was huge - possibly it cracked with shipping - but I think it was packaged that way.", "Hard to tell.", "I packed it - once dried out - and shipped it back.", "I decided to buy a ceiling fan for the bedroom instead - and replace the AC in the living room - which - fortunately - cools the remaining rooms sufficiently." ]
1	Old	The game is a typical real time strategy/tactics. It combines elements from familiar Microprose games (e.g. Masters of Magic) with real time components. The major drawback of the game is that there's really not much to do - the game kind of plays itself. You only contribute by building buildings and telling them to produce units. The mechanism for controlling the units is kind of awkward, even if somewhat different than other games. You set a price on a territory to explore or a bad guy to kill and the units respond based on their character. There's no way to give specific commands to units. The game gets old really fast, the variations in strategy from one scenario to the next are negligible. It's interesting at first but gets boring very quickly. In addition the scenarios are kind of easy. I gave it up after the first two hours. I think you can find tons of better RT strategy games. I am a huge fan of the Microprose titles and this was a big time dissapointment.	14	[ "The game is a typical real time strategy/tactics.", "It combines elements from familiar Microprose games (e.g. Masters of Magic) with real time components.", "The major drawback of the game is that there's really not much to do - the game kind of plays itself.", "You only contribute by building buildings and telling them to produce units.", "The mechanism for controlling the units is kind of awkward, even if somewhat different than other games.", "You set a price on a territory to explore or a bad guy to kill and the units respond based on their character.", "There's no way to give specific commands to units.", "The game gets old really fast, the variations in strategy from one scenario to the next are negligible.", "It's interesting at first but gets boring very quickly.", "In addition the scenarios are kind of easy.", "I gave it up after the first two hours.", "I think you can find tons of better RT strategy games.", "I am a huge fan of the Microprose titles and this was a big time dissapointment." ]
2	Overall, very satisfying and nicely done.	I purchased this CD on the basis of another reviewers comments. I was a little wary of Dionne Warwick singing brazilian tunes (some crossovers are terrible). I really like this CD. My only complaints are with the "Jobim Medley" and "Caravan" tracks. I love the music of Jobim, but this medley seems heavy, wooden, and far too rhythmically square. "Waters of March" in particular is so even, rhythm-wise, it's hard to listen to. "Caravan" is a great idea, but not executed very well. The mix is too heavy on percussion and too light on vocals.Having said those things, the rest of the CD is wonderful. I love that she sings in Portuguese at various times. I love the arrangements-tasty and rhythmically interesting. My current favorite track is the "Heart of Brazil." I'm still singing it to myself days later. I'm very happy I purchased this CD.	13	[ "I purchased this CD on the basis of another reviewers comments.", "I was a little wary of Dionne Warwick singing brazilian tunes (some crossovers are terrible).", "I really like this CD.", "My only complaints are with the \"Jobim Medley\" and \"Caravan\" tracks.", "I love the music of Jobim, but this medley seems heavy, wooden, and far too rhythmically square.", "\"Waters of March\" in particular is so even, rhythm-wise, it's hard to listen to.", "\"Caravan\" is a great idea, but not executed very well.", "The mix is too heavy on percussion and too light on vocals.Having said those things, the rest of the CD is wonderful.", "I love that she sings in Portuguese at various times.", "I love the arrangements-tasty and rhythmically interesting.", "My current favorite track is the \"Heart of Brazil.\" I'm still singing it to myself days later.", "I'm very happy I purchased this CD." ]
1	WHY MARVEL ? WHY?	First of all, i'm a big spider-man fan. I've been collecting comics since pre-school. Torment was one of the few comics thati didn't collect. That probably happened for a reason. Man, this comic was horrible. Two things were wrong with it. The first thing is the art. If you compare it to the art at that time, it's pretty @#!$#$. The second thing is the story line. I was baffeled at how cocky and stupid spider-man was. Then all of sudden spider-man changes to a foot loose guy to something like a torutured hero, it seems like a reflection of spawn's TORMENTED soul. Since i bought it, i had to force himself to go through reading it. If you want to save yourself 17.99 then don't buy this comic. In the end you'll just get pissed off and be down 18 bucks.	14	[ "First of all, i'm a big spider-man fan.", "I've been collecting comics since pre-school.", "Torment was one of the few comics thati didn't collect.", "That probably happened for a reason.", "Man, this comic was horrible.", "Two things were wrong with it.", "The first thing is the art.", "If you compare it to the art at that time, it's pretty @#!", "$#$.", "The second thing is the story line.", "I was baffeled at how cocky and stupid spider-man was.", "Then all of sudden spider-man changes to a foot loose guy to something like a torutured hero, it seems like a reflection of spawn's TORMENTED soul.", "Since i bought it, i had to force himself to go through reading it.", "If you want to save yourself 17.99 then don't buy this comic.", "In the end you'll just get pissed off and be down 18 bucks." ]
2	Goodness Gracious	This CD really rocks. And quite righteously, I should add. I'm hearing all kinds of influences. The title track has a nifty Creedance-60's voodoo rhythm. And "Superbabe" has this T-Rex/Flo and Eddie back up vocal thing going (really clever!) And "Here Comes The Summer" is one great nod to those throw-away summer songs of yore, but with a decidedly Iggy twist. And "Dead Rock Star"? What can you say about that title? Iggy's phrasing and delivery has never been so direct, potent and vital. I was expecting inconsistency after "Beat Em Up" (a great one in my book), but Iggy has kept up the momentum. It is a shame that there are the Green Day and Sum 41 tracks, because they really do kind of suck and seem out of place. The Stooges and the Trolls should be enough for anybody's plate, to say the least. But two or three dud songs aside, "Skull Ring" is Iggy Pop in fine, fine form and the cover art and photographs really enhance one's experience...	13	[ "This CD really rocks.", "And quite righteously, I should add.", "I'm hearing all kinds of influences.", "The title track has a nifty Creedance-60's voodoo rhythm.", "And \"Superbabe\" has this T-Rex/Flo and Eddie back up vocal thing going (really clever!", ") And \"Here Comes The Summer\" is one great nod to those throw-away summer songs of yore, but with a decidedly Iggy twist.", "And \"Dead Rock Star\"?", "What can you say about that title?", "Iggy's phrasing and delivery has never been so direct, potent and vital.", "I was expecting inconsistency after \"Beat Em Up\" (a great one in my book), but Iggy has kept up the momentum.", "It is a shame that there are the Green Day and Sum 41 tracks, because they really do kind of suck and seem out of place.", "The Stooges and the Trolls should be enough for anybody's plate, to say the least.", "But two or three dud songs aside, \"Skull Ring\" is Iggy Pop in fine, fine form and the cover art and photographs really enhance one's experience..." ]
2	Actually Incredible!	I will admit that I am not that big of a pop fan and I wasn't a Britney fan either. But this cd has converted me majorly! I heard it in a friends car and I fell absoulutely in love with it! I bought the next day. This is music that teenagers actually can relate to and all of it is extremely catchy. I am sorry but I can stand it when people say that her music has no emotional depth at all. COME ON! She is only 20 years old! She hasn't even experienced life yet. What do you expect? Her to be singing about drug abuse, depression, or suicide like most rock singers. And if you don't think I Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman or Let Me Be aren't personal, what is?Anway this is an awesome cd that everyone should have! It is fun, catchy, and positive. Britney should be proud of herself!	14	[ "I will admit that I am not that big of a pop fan and I wasn't a Britney fan either.", "But this cd has converted me majorly!", "I heard it in a friends car and I fell absoulutely in love with it!", "I bought the next day.", "This is music that teenagers actually can relate to and all of it is extremely catchy.", "I am sorry but I can stand it when people say that her music has no emotional depth at all.", "COME ON!", "She is only 20 years old!", "She hasn't even experienced life yet.", "What do you expect?", "Her to be singing about drug abuse, depression, or suicide like most rock singers.", "And if you don't think I Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman or Let Me Be aren't personal, what is?", "Anway this is an awesome cd that everyone should have!", "It is fun, catchy, and positive.", "Britney should be proud of herself!" ]
1	Vulgar Conflagration	When I tell you that the spiritual climax of the book occurs on pages 246-258 (of a total of 318), and that it involves Miller's apocalyptic vision of the universe gained while staring down the barrel of some whore's genitalia, you're going to know instantly whether this book is for you. Endlessly imitated, never duplicated, Miller's "classic" resists being for the many. The self-absorbed protagonist, a horrid little man (-- Can you hear Maggie Smith saying that? --) spends his life descending into the maelstrom of his existence to hone his own sense of nihilism. As his unwitting and unwilling observer, I was not thrilled (titillated? Don't make me laugh). But, hey, if you like this stuff... Tell you what: Read the first three pages. Stop and decide whether you can buy in to Miller's perspective. If not, stop there. It doesn't get any better. Well, perhaps the vision...	11	[ "When I tell you that the spiritual climax of the book occurs on pages 246-258 (of a total of 318), and that it involves Miller's apocalyptic vision of the universe gained while staring down the barrel of some whore's genitalia, you're going to know instantly whether this book is for you.", "Endlessly imitated, never duplicated, Miller's \"classic\" resists being for the many.", "The self-absorbed protagonist, a horrid little man (-- Can you hear Maggie Smith saying that?", "--) spends his life descending into the maelstrom of his existence to hone his own sense of nihilism.", "As his unwitting and unwilling observer, I was not thrilled (titillated?", "Don't make me laugh).", "But, hey, if you like this stuff... Tell you what: Read the first three pages.", "Stop and decide whether you can buy in to Miller's perspective.", "If not, stop there.", "It doesn't get any better.", "Well, perhaps the vision..." ]
2	very good film!	Okay, think about this. First of all, the film was supposed to take place in South Boston, a section of Boston where primarily, working class Irish Catholics reside. And guess what? They swear there, a lot! Okay, I thought I'd like to share that with you all. The plot of GWH is a bit contrived. We have seen similar themes before. However, it is well-acted and holds the viewer's interest. My sole complaint is Robin Williams. He has four different accents during the film, and not one of them resembles a South Boston accent. Get someone else to do it next time!	11	[ "Okay, think about this.", "First of all, the film was supposed to take place in South Boston, a section of Boston where primarily, working class Irish Catholics reside.", "And guess what?", "They swear there, a lot!", "Okay, I thought I'd like to share that with you all.", "The plot of GWH is a bit contrived.", "We have seen similar themes before.", "However, it is well-acted and holds the viewer's interest.", "My sole complaint is Robin Williams.", "He has four different accents during the film, and not one of them resembles a South Boston accent.", "Get someone else to do it next time!" ]
2	The Last Days of G.G. Allin	I'm glad to see a book (finally) on G.G. Allin. But I was expecting a whole lot more from this 30 minute read. I've got all the videotape and then some. Where is Liz? - besides a thank-you on the very back page - she's not even acknowledged! She went on to live with Merle Allin for the next several months following the death of G.G. If you're going to put out a book on G.G., Please! Do it right! You would think with the infamous following he managed to create, someone such as Bob Woodward would be lining up to write THE STORY! But it is not going to happen. The BOOK is still out there! This book is still highly reccomended though if you want to get a look into the last days of GOOD OLE' G.G. ALLIN! 5 Stars! Thanks for your time.	16	[ "I'm glad to see a book (finally) on G.G. Allin.", "But I was expecting a whole lot more from this 30 minute read.", "I've got all the videotape and then some.", "Where is Liz?", "- besides a thank-you on the very back page - she's not even acknowledged!", "She went on to live with Merle Allin for the next several months following the death of G.G. If you're going to put out a book on G.G., Please!", "Do it right!", "You would think with the infamous following he managed to create, someone such as Bob Woodward would be lining up to write THE STORY!", "But it is not going to happen.", "The BOOK is still out there!", "This book is still highly reccomended though if you want to get a look into the last days of GOOD OLE' G.G. ALLIN!", "5 Stars!", "Thanks for your time." ]
1	Pretentious, Boring	This must be a "guy movie," but I'm sure there are some females who enjoyed it. When I asked my brother if it was a good film, he said it was an "intelligent" film. Intelligent? Anytime someone tells me a movie is "intelligent" I intuitively substitute the word "boring." My gut feeling was right. When I watched it, I thought the way some of the actors talked was pretentious with their low voices. Were they trying to sound sexy or what? It got on my nerves. The characters all struck me as phonies except for one or two guys. But it wasn't enough to redeem this movie in my eyes. Maybe this is a masterpiece to some people, but that perspective escapes me completely.	11	[ "This must be a \"guy movie,\" but I'm sure there are some females who enjoyed it.", "When I asked my brother if it was a good film, he said it was an \"intelligent\" film.", "Intelligent?", "Anytime someone tells me a movie is \"intelligent\" I intuitively substitute the word \"boring.\" My gut feeling was right.", "When I watched it, I thought the way some of the actors talked was pretentious with their low voices.", "Were they trying to sound sexy or what?", "It got on my nerves.", "The characters all struck me as phonies except for one or two guys.", "But it wasn't enough to redeem this movie in my eyes.", "Maybe this is a masterpiece to some people, but that perspective escapes me completely." ]
1	Avoid this vendor at all cost!	Ordered this product for a Chevy. AFTER it got here, I saw I needed another (no doubt very expensive) cable (not included)and the instructions said it was on their website. After a very frustrating and failed hunt for the cable, I emailed the vendor. I eventually got a message saying it wasn't, in fact, on their site and to call to order. I couldn't get them on the phone! So. I contacted Amazon to send it back. Then the fun began. It cost me $5.00 to ship it back and, the company refunded only $66.40 of my $88.49 original purchase. Nice little profit for nothing. NOTE: The original order said NOTHING about having to buy a separate cable. Now they have added that fact; don't know if it's still there though. Beware of this company! The device wasn't worth $10. I'm out $22.00 and they have the item. It was a robbery.	16	[ "Ordered this product for a Chevy.", "AFTER it got here, I saw I needed another (no doubt very expensive) cable (not included)and the instructions said it was on their website.", "After a very frustrating and failed hunt for the cable, I emailed the vendor.", "I eventually got a message saying it wasn't, in fact, on their site and to call to order.", "I couldn't get them on the phone!", "So.", "I contacted Amazon to send it back.", "Then the fun began.", "It cost me $5.00 to ship it back and, the company refunded only $66.40 of my $88.49 original purchase.", "Nice little profit for nothing.", "NOTE: The original order said NOTHING about having to buy a separate cable.", "Now they have added that fact; don't know if it's still there though.", "Beware of this company!", "The device wasn't worth $10.", "I'm out $22.00 and they have the item.", "It was a robbery." ]
2	The Untold Story of Milk Review	I ordered this book and it came to me very fast. It was a great bargain for the money and I read it in 4 days.Very, very, informative; good detective work and entertaining to boot. There are really Food Police out there taking away our American rights!! More people need to get informed and do something about this situation, or we are all going to get sick and either die or stay sick for a long time suffering if more people do not step up to the plate to do something. The first step is to find out. Get informed! Why are Americans all overweight and dying of heart disease and cancer and other diseases that are non-existent in other countries. Because in America it is all about the money!! The Lobbyists, the Corporation heads, the public companies; and they have all lied to us and deceived us. This milk story is a great example!!I advise anybody to read this book and find out what they have done to MILK to poison it. It is a true story and full of facts.	12	[ "I ordered this book and it came to me very fast.", "It was a great bargain for the money and I read it in 4 days.Very, very, informative; good detective work and entertaining to boot.", "There are really Food Police out there taking away our American rights!!", "More people need to get informed and do something about this situation, or we are all going to get sick and either die or stay sick for a long time suffering if more people do not step up to the plate to do something.", "The first step is to find out.", "Get informed!", "Why are Americans all overweight and dying of heart disease and cancer and other diseases that are non-existent in other countries.", "Because in America it is all about the money!!", "The Lobbyists, the Corporation heads, the public companies; and they have all lied to us and deceived us.", "This milk story is a great example!!", "I advise anybody to read this book and find out what they have done to MILK to poison it.", "It is a true story and full of facts." ]
2	Very pleased	I purchased this slicer after my old one (17 years old and $50 new) died. I'm not sure if this is a really nice slicer or my old one was just a piece of junk. I opened it up and put it to work today with 10 pounds of semi-frozen venison. I set it to slice thin for jerky and let it go. Even though the inside of the roasts were still frozen, the slicer worked great. The uniformity of the thickness of the slices was very good. My old slicer couldn't keep a uniform thickness at all. The motor never got hot. Clean-up was very nice. I had it taken apart and cleaned in 6 minutes. I make alot of jerky throughout the year and am looking forward to using this slicer. At this time, I will place it in the 5 star category for price paid, however, it is new and I've only just begun..... I will add comments as time passes on.3-3-06 Still enjoying the slicer. No problems at all.	14	[ "I purchased this slicer after my old one (17 years old and $50 new) died.", "I'm not sure if this is a really nice slicer or my old one was just a piece of junk.", "I opened it up and put it to work today with 10 pounds of semi-frozen venison.", "I set it to slice thin for jerky and let it go.", "Even though the inside of the roasts were still frozen, the slicer worked great.", "The uniformity of the thickness of the slices was very good.", "My old slicer couldn't keep a uniform thickness at all.", "The motor never got hot.", "Clean-up was very nice.", "I had it taken apart and cleaned in 6 minutes.", "I make alot of jerky throughout the year and am looking forward to using this slicer.", "At this time, I will place it in the 5 star category for price paid, however, it is new and I've only just begun..... I will add comments as time passes on.3-3-06 Still enjoying the slicer.", "No problems at all." ]
1	A Interesting Failure of a Film!	The idea was there. A film about the change over of Hong Kong from British to PRC rule. The casting was there too. Jeremy Irons, Gong-Li, and Maggie Cheung. This was a film I looked forward to, understood very well, but was ultimately disappointed.The symbolism is great. The dying Jeromy Irons represents British rule. The scarred but always optimistic Maggie Cheung is the people of Hong Kong. Again, this was a clever idea and props to that, but the film often just wanders and drags.Also disappointing was Gong-li. Gong-li is one of the most gifted actresses in China. She is fantastic. However, her poor English really hurts her performance. She has given many powerful performances in her native language and it was painful to watch her struggle in a English film. Gong-li is great and should not rush to make anymore American films.So again the films concept is great but the finished product is a noble failure.	13	[ "The idea was there.", "A film about the change over of Hong Kong from British to PRC rule.", "The casting was there too.", "Jeremy Irons, Gong-Li, and Maggie Cheung.", "This was a film I looked forward to, understood very well, but was ultimately disappointed.The symbolism is great.", "The dying Jeromy Irons represents British rule.", "The scarred but always optimistic Maggie Cheung is the people of Hong Kong.", "Again, this was a clever idea and props to that, but the film often just wanders and drags.Also disappointing was Gong-li.", "Gong-li is one of the most gifted actresses in China.", "She is fantastic.", "However, her poor English really hurts her performance.", "She has given many powerful performances in her native language and it was painful to watch her struggle in a English film.", "Gong-li is great and should not rush to make anymore American films.So again the films concept is great but the finished product is a noble failure." ]
1	Won't fly here in the heart land	I guess it is my own fault for not investigating the actual recipes in the book, but I thought there would be standard "diet" food fare utilized in a 1,200 calorie a day format. Not so much. The book DOES deliver 1,200 calorie a day recipes it's just that none of them seem appetizing or practical. I perused it and quickly relegated it to my yard sale box of books. I mean how practical is "Wild Rice-Sausage Chowder and Fresh Tomato Slices"? There are 16 ingredients listed! Someone who can whip up a 16 ingredient dish doesn't need help putting together a 1,200 calorie day. Here is one that looks inviting..."Individual fruit platters with hot popovers" Oh wait, I don't want to whip up popovers! I wanted something to help me get OUT of the kitchen and grocery store. Sort of like a do-it-yourself Jenny Craig plan. If anyone knows of such a thing, please post it for me.	11	[ "I guess it is my own fault for not investigating the actual recipes in the book, but I thought there would be standard \"diet\" food fare utilized in a 1,200 calorie a day format.", "Not so much.", "The book DOES deliver 1,200 calorie a day recipes it's just that none of them seem appetizing or practical.", "I perused it and quickly relegated it to my yard sale box of books.", "I mean how practical is \"Wild Rice-Sausage Chowder and Fresh Tomato Slices\"?", "There are 16 ingredients listed!", "Someone who can whip up a 16 ingredient dish doesn't need help putting together a 1,200 calorie day.", "Here is one that looks inviting...\"Individual fruit platters with hot popovers\" Oh wait, I don't want to whip up popovers!", "I wanted something to help me get OUT of the kitchen and grocery store.", "Sort of like a do-it-yourself Jenny Craig plan.", "If anyone knows of such a thing, please post it for me." ]
1	Rude Customer Service from Babies R Us	My mom and I bought the snuggle nest and other baby things in Tucson at the Babies R Us store. We spent over $300.00 in cash buying things for my baby who is on the way. When we brought it home and opened the box, it was not wrapped in plastic, the DVD was missing and it had a stain on it. Also the matress is too hard for a newborn to sleep in. It looked like it had been used and brought back to the store. I went to the store to return or exchange it and Babies R Us refused to take it back! They said that they could not accept something in that condition. They sold it to me that way! My baby isn't even born yet so how could I have possibly used it. Now I am stuck with a $49.99 snuggle nest that I can't use. I am never shopping at Babies Us again!	11	[ "My mom and I bought the snuggle nest and other baby things in Tucson at the Babies R Us store.", "We spent over $300.00 in cash buying things for my baby who is on the way.", "When we brought it home and opened the box, it was not wrapped in plastic, the DVD was missing and it had a stain on it.", "Also the matress is too hard for a newborn to sleep in.", "It looked like it had been used and brought back to the store.", "I went to the store to return or exchange it and Babies R Us refused to take it back!", "They said that they could not accept something in that condition.", "They sold it to me that way!", "My baby isn't even born yet so how could I have possibly used it.", "Now I am stuck with a $49.99 snuggle nest that I can't use.", "I am never shopping at Babies Us again!" ]
2	Night John	Nightjohn by Gary PaulsenNightjohn is a book about a slave named Nightjohn. Nightjohn is very smart. He can read and write. He is sold to a new owner. There is a slave on the farm who wants to learn to read and write.This book is about Nightjohn's new life. He teaches a slave named Sarney how to read and write. This was dangerous because if he were caught, the slave owner would cut off either his toes or both his thumbs. After a while, Sarney got so excided about the fact that she could read and write that she wrote the words she knew in the dirt. The slave owner found Nightjohn teaching the slave how to read.Nightjohn got both toes chopped off with an ax. After that, Nightjohn took Sarney to a club he had started. There, Nightjohn continued to teach slaves how to read and write.I liked this book because of how Nightjohn teaches Sarney how to read and write. I think that this book was not so good because of the gruesome parts like when Nightjohn gets his toes cut off.	12	[ "Nightjohn by Gary PaulsenNightjohn is a book about a slave named Nightjohn.", "Nightjohn is very smart.", "He can read and write.", "He is sold to a new owner.", "There is a slave on the farm who wants to learn to read and write.This book is about Nightjohn's new life.", "He teaches a slave named Sarney how to read and write.", "This was dangerous because if he were caught, the slave owner would cut off either his toes or both his thumbs.", "After a while, Sarney got so excided about the fact that she could read and write that she wrote the words she knew in the dirt.", "The slave owner found Nightjohn teaching the slave how to read.Nightjohn got both toes chopped off with an ax.", "After that, Nightjohn took Sarney to a club he had started.", "There, Nightjohn continued to teach slaves how to read and write.I liked this book because of how Nightjohn teaches Sarney how to read and write.", "I think that this book was not so good because of the gruesome parts like when Nightjohn gets his toes cut off." ]
2	Be sure to check out this great book!	LIFE ON A PIG FARM is an illustrative and informative children's book that is easy to understand and very entertaining. It features a family and daily duties they have to perform in order to get ready for the annual fair. Some highlights of this book are:1. A step by step look at raising a litter of piglets2. Chores to be done on the pig farm3. A section on going to the fair4. An fun facts section5. A list of books and websites kids can go to in order to learn more6. An informative glossary with special "pig terms" that are clearly definedThis book provides youngsters of all ages with a wonderful peak at the many aspects of life on a pig farm. The wonderful pictures are both fun and informative. Be sure to check out other "Life on a Farm" books by Judy Wolfman.	11	[ "LIFE ON A PIG FARM is an illustrative and informative children's book that is easy to understand and very entertaining.", "It features a family and daily duties they have to perform in order to get ready for the annual fair.", "Some highlights of this book are:1.", "A step by step look at raising a litter of piglets2.", "Chores to be done on the pig farm3.", "A section on going to the fair4.", "An fun facts section5.", "A list of books and websites kids can go to in order to learn more6.", "An informative glossary with special \"pig terms\" that are clearly definedThis book provides youngsters of all ages with a wonderful peak at the many aspects of life on a pig farm.", "The wonderful pictures are both fun and informative.", "Be sure to check out other \"Life on a Farm\" books by Judy Wolfman." ]